|
Startup MemoryLogix Inc. will take the Microprocessor Forum here on Wednesday to unveil the company and disclose the development of what it calls a 586-based microprocessor core for embedded applications.
MemoryLogix is not developing a full-fledged processor, but rather a CISC-based, 586 core that would compete against embedded RISC chip offerings from ARM Holdings and Mips Technologies, said S. Peter Song, president of the Mountain View, Calif.-based startup.
The startup is aiming its so-called PC-on-a-chip product for embedded applications, such as handhelds and related products, Song said. We are targeting system-on-a-chip applications, he said. Think of our product as the ARM11, with an x86-based instruction set, he said in an interview with [Semiconductor Business News].
|